Living Blindfully

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 256 0:00 Now and then is out, and there's more Beatles magic coming 1:17 ACB's National Office is now on Mastodon 7:42 Comments on the Userway interview 8:25 Enjoying my Mantis Q40 17:09 Responding to Ring video doorbell notifications efficiently 22:20 Enabling audio description on Samsung TVs 24:42 The Vict...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 255 0:00 Join me on Mushroom FM for the reveal of the Beatles' new song 1:20 Reaper version 7 has been released 7:35 iOS 17 live voicemail 12:00 Notifications from Apple Podcasts have stopped 17:35 Workout progress on Apple Watch 21:24 where did my language rotor go in iOS 17.1? 22:57 Struggling with getting...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 254 0:00 Lionel Wolberger, co-founder of Userway 2:23 In this in-depth and lively interview, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Lionel about Userway, why it was founded, what it does, whether the approach it is taking is making the web a more accessible place, and how blind people can evaluate the impact the company...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Predicting the future is a dangerous thing 0:00 Welcome to 253 1:46 Revisiting area code 250 yet again 2:43 SensePlayer email list and an open letter 6:43. You can read and sign the open letter here. Comments on episode 252 8:07 iOS 17 14:42 Introduction to the Centrance PortCaster review 21:39 First impressions of bui...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 252 0:00 Correcting the record about area code 250 1:32 My pick for speaker 2:17 Taking on an additional role 3:08 New Zealanders are voting in the general election. Here's how we do it 4:39 iOS 17 12:45 Why waste money on a pro iPhone when you're blind? 19:14 My new iPhone is really hot, and not in a good w...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Be My AI available on iOS and faces are recognised again 1:32 Comments on recent Apple releases 10:57 The HeardThat app 1:01:43 Freedom Scientific's Next Big Thing isn't global 1:03:40 Lyft drivers and service dogs 1:04:36 Accessibility improvements with Focusrite Scarlet 1:07:38 Not happy with my BrailleNote Touch 1:1...

Note, this podcast is published earlier than normal so you get the scoop on the iPhone 15 Pro Max as soon as possible. Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to our 250th episode 0:30 Country and area code 250 4:11 Recording using the Samson Q2U on the iPhone 15 Pro Max 6:14 The Focusrite Vocaster 2 connected to iPhone 15 ProMax in the studio 10:10...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 249, and a shout out to the 248 people 0:29 JAWS 2024 and Freedom Scientific's next big thing competition 3:13 iOS 17 and new iPhones 10:17 ACB and mastodon 25:08 Lyft discrimination 43:00 Be MyAI not describing faces, and now refusing to describe photos containing people 53:52 Bruce Sharpe, founder and CEO...

Jonathan Mosen is joined by Heidi Taylor, Michael Feir and Judy Dixon to talk Apple Watch series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 247 0:30 Apple Event special coming up in episode 248 3:24 iOS 17 5:22 Lyft Driver advocating for service animal discrimination 9:15 A litany of excuses for ACB still not being on Mastodon 13:15 Looking for a stud finder 33:35 For people who need technology assistance 34:19 Bikes, iOS and rugby 36:17 Drafts...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 246 0:32 Ride share discrimination 2:26 Apple event coming up, and iOS 17 gets closer 9:50 Significant accessibility regression with the latest Kindle for iOS 29:46 Another Focus 40 Blue failure story 33:11 You can get Alexa talking to ChatGPT 41:44 apps I miss and canes I like 52:16 Comments on Optima 54:58...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 245 0:29 Home appliances, the final frontier 1:34 Welcome to almost citizen Bonnie 17:03 YouTube video from LYFT driver coaches drivers on how to avoid transporting guide dog handlers 21:22 Here is a link to the YouTube video in question. You can flag this video, and you can also report this using YouTube's...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 244 0:30 Thoughts on iOS 17 1:48 SensePlayer firmware 2.0 23:28 Correction regarding DCanes 34:54 Hearing in noisy places 37:43 Looking for a French discussion email list 45:14 Hearing aid programme for blind Australians 49:32 Mastodon updates 56:36 Comments on Reaper, and notetakers 1:12:29 Lack of support...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 243 0:30 We got a ticket to ride 2:12 The Be My AI test is expanding 5:05 HIMS releases version 2.0 of the SensePlayer firmware 6:39 Critical Braille bugs remain as iOS 17 release looms 8:25 Home Dialysis changed my life 17:46 Hearing in noisy places 27:25 Typing and Braille reading speeds according to ChatG...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 242 0:30 Smart TV recommendations 2:44 Here's a link to the Insignia 24 inch TV. Here's a link to the Tyler portable 14 inch monitor. Here's a link to the TLC 65 inch TV. The Monarch has me excited and concerned 19:06 Demanding equality of quality from big tech 24:50 Remembering iO...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 241 0:30 iOS 17 beta 2:06 What old iOS apps do you remember with fondness? 5:50 A wonderful cane and a positive development 13:17 Adding descriptions to videos with Mona for mastodon 14:27 JAWS for Android 16:48 iBeacons are still a thing 21:16 Here's a link to the Kwenda app referenced in this section. Any...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 240 0:00 Apple Podcast Connectgate update 1:30 Thought-provoking issues around new-generation AI visual recognition 16:40. You can read the New York Times article. Hearing aids 20:57 Keeper Security 27:58 Things Siri should do 31:37 How much does it cost to fix a Braille display? 33:51 Audio description on N...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Introduction and a heads up about future podcasts 0:00 Welcome to country code and area code 239 2:49 My address to the NFB convention 5:05. If you'd like to publicise the address, please feel free to direct people to https://mosen.org/nfb23 Feedback on the NFB address 35:07 An update on Apple Podcast Connectgate 40:45...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to Cabo Verde 0:58 Interview with the creator of Drafts, Greg Pierce 2:26 A Listner perspective on Drafts 37:38 Jonathan Mosen's Drafts review, introduction 48:17 Demonstration of sending text to multiple places 52:14 Exploring the screen 57:41 The Drafts list 1:02:21 Performing actions on multiple drafts 1:06:...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to Cameroon 0:58 Busily recording at the NFB convention in Houston 2:34 Thoughts on Oko 5:58 Accessible traffic signals in Budapest 7:54 Oko and Apple's inaccessible websites 13:57 Vision Pro 19:24 We all have deficits 23:17 The All Terrain Cane and blind pride 32:52 Lire is showing me too much 34:00 Melissa Al...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 236 0:00 The sale of Voice Dream Reader is official 1:11 The struggle to get Apple to care about locking blind people out of one of their services 7:47 I am concerned about Oko 28:00 I don't like being blind 33:07 Ableist Language. Are you blind? 47:15 How accessible is the Qardio Arm? 49:51 David Epstein in...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. HiChad! 0:00 RIM for Mac is released 1:39 The Reddit blackout 4:34 Third-party apps do not have access to the Vision Pro camera 11:04 Read the Upload VR article referenced in the episode. Bookshare's place in a world of mainstream accessible options 19:22 Influential European organisation discourages the use of accessi...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 234 0:00 Hi from the Audient Evo 16 1:35 See you at the NFB convention in Houston 4:41 Follow-up from Apple's WWDC 7:48 Listener comments on Apple 17:59 Bookshare's price increase and its ongoing relevance 28:42 Bose versus Sonos 58:33 Blind people's quality access to Reddit under threat 1:08:19 Check out th...

Apple's marathon WWDC keynote included new Macs, updates to all of Apple's operating systems, and the much-anticipated mixed reality headset which Apple is calling Vision Pro. In this episode recorded immediately after the keynote, Judy Dixon, Heidi Taylor and Mike Feir join Jonathan Mosen to discuss the meaning of it all from a blindness perspective.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Introduction and welcome to Sierra Leone 0:00 M2 CHAP=Comments on Apple accessibility and ongoing bugs 2:12 M3 CHAP=AccessiBe CEO, Shir Ekerling 17:55 M4 CHAP=Is there justification for Bookshare given the availability of mainstream solutions? 1:46:28 M5 CHAP=Closing and contact info 1:58:58